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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 199 · 40 questions
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How to work it out (From the old value): Change = bigger − smaller; say whether it went up (increase) or down (decrease). Percentage change = change ÷ OLD value × 100. Never divide by the new value: 40 → 50 is a 25% increase, but 50 → 40 is a 20% decrease.

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  1. 1.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a torch changes from ₹200 to ₹214. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a school bag changes from ₹50 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 20 to 11. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 45% decrease (c) 9% increase (d) 45% increase
  6. 6.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹188. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A number changes from 60 to 111. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% decrease (b) 51% decrease (c) 85% increase (d) 51% increase
  8. 8.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  9. 9.The price of a school bag changes from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹148. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a storybook changes from ₹50 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹138. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 300 to 279. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 21% increase (b) 21% decrease (c) 7% decrease (d) 7% increase
  15. 15.A number changes from 50 to 26. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 48% increase (c) 48% decrease (d) 24% decrease
  16. 16.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹264. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.A number changes from 250 to 165. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% decrease (b) 34% decrease (c) 85% increase (d) 34% increase
  18. 18.The price of a storybook changes from ₹400 to ₹720. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 150 to 123. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 27% decrease (c) 27% increase (d) 18% increase
  22. 22.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a football changes from ₹200 to ₹172. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 25 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 9% decrease
  27. 27.A number changes from 200 to 298. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% decrease (b) 49% increase (c) 98% increase (d) 49% decrease
  28. 28.A number changes from 250 to 365. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% decrease (b) 56% decrease (c) 56% increase (d) 46% increase
  29. 29.A number changes from 120 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 75% increase (c) 90% increase (d) 90% decrease
  30. 30.A number changes from 50 to 67. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% decrease (b) 17% decrease (c) 17% increase (d) 34% increase
  31. 31.A number changes from 60 to 117. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% increase (b) 57% increase (c) 57% decrease (d) 95% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹228. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A number changes from 40 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 22% increase (d) 22% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 400 to 192. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 62% decrease (c) 52% decrease (d) 62% increase
  35. 35.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹100 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 150 to 300. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% increase (d) 50% increase
  37. 37.The price of a toy car changes from ₹50 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹120 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.A number changes from 500 to 750. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 50% increase (c) 50% decrease (d) 60% decrease

Answer key

  1. 58
  2. 7
  3. 100
  4. 20
  5. 45% decrease
  6. 53
  7. 85% increase
  8. 20
  9. 10
  10. 85
  11. 34
  12. 32
  13. 15
  14. 7% decrease
  15. 48% decrease
  16. 12
  17. 34% decrease
  18. 80
  19. 12
  20. 20
  21. 18% decrease
  22. 100
  23. 14
  24. 25
  25. 95
  26. 36% increase
  27. 49% increase
  28. 46% increase
  29. 75% increase
  30. 34% increase
  31. 95% increase
  32. 90
  33. 55% decrease
  34. 52% decrease
  35. 38
  36. 100% increase
  37. 84
  38. 10
  39. 75
  40. 50% increase

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